Apr
15
TODAY IN AMERICAN HISTORY: April 15, 1783, the United States in Congress assembled approves the Preliminary Articles of Peace ending the America Revolution and establishing the federal government power to tax in the Northwest Territory.
Filed Under Adoption, Articles of Confederation, CONSTITUTION, LAW OF THE LAND, LEARNING THE LAW, Martial Law, Northwest Ordinance, Property Taxes, PROPRIETARY POWER, Territorial Jurisdiction
The United States in Congress assembled would finally ratify the Treaty of Paris of September 3, 1783 on January 14, 1784. The federal government’s power to tax the settlers and other inhabitants of the Northwest Territory would be established as of April 15, 1783.
For most Americans, April 15 is tax day, but few realize federal taxation began with the acquisition of the Northwest Territory, which would become the States of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, and part of Minnesota. If you want to understand taxation in America, you have to be taken back to its roots. My Basic Course in Law and Government is the only one that takes the Student to the beginning of written law, taxation and the origins of government. To get started for $50, contact me at edrivera@edrivera.com
Dr. Eduardo M. Rivera
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